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Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theory	Resources/Links
9/11 Bombings	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUS9vRCc2Xc http://www.america.gov/st/webchat-english/2009/May/20060828133846esnamfuaK0.2676355.html http://www.america.gov/st/webchat-english/2009/May/20060828133846esnamfuaK0.2676355.html
JFK Assassination	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q22tyH3-Q0 http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm http://www.assassinationresearch.com/v1n2/physical.html http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/sites.htm

Paul McCartney is Dead	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An7A7iLH-ww http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871_1860876_1860997,00.html http://www.ispauldead.com/ http://taz4158.tripod.com/mac.html
The Reptilian Elite	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1EHhxPPxg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugsie6YYPTg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAGTJErVNBU http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871_1860876_1861029,00.html http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1721
Moon Landing Hoax	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5MVVtFYTSo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZzFemBUJQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b309_YspwMk&feature=relmfu http://science.howstuffworks.com/moon-landing-hoax.htm http://batesmotel.8m.com/ http://www.realitysandwich.com/kubrick_apollo
Princess Diana	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuOb6qeE8v0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6217366.stm http://www.thetruthbehindthescenes.org/2010/06/26/princess-diana-death-conspiracy/ http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/historical/a/princess_diana.htm http://www.thetruthbehindthescenes.org/2010/06/26/princess-diana-death-conspiracy/
Crop Circles	http://youtu.be/3MeBRA_htJc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_circle http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmiccrops.htm http://www.robotpegasys.com/alienswfs/c.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090915-crop-circles-google-earth.html
Global Warming is a fraud	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_conspiracy_theory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjGynF4qkE http://www.forbes.com/sites/charleskadlec/2011/07/25/the-goal-is-power-the-global-warming-conspiracy/ http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/debunking-the-great-global-warming-conspiracy-conspiracy.html

The 10 Commandments - how to spot a conspiracy theory.
The more of these that are present, the less likely it is that the theory is factual.

1	Connecting the dots - linking events or facts that are mostly likely not causally connected.
2	Superhuman powers - those involved need special or extreme abilities to pull it off.
3	Complexity - successful completion requires a large number of unlikely elements to be true.
4	People - requires a huge amount of people to be involved, and to keep quiet.
5	Grand ambition - seeks control over a nation, a people or... the world!
6	Moving on up - jumps from small, possible events to large, unlikely events.
7	Assigning meaning - small, innocent events are given serious, sinister meanings.
8	Facts and speculations - are not distinguished carefully.
9	They're all guilty - indiscrimminate suspicion of all politicians/all leaders/all organisations etc.
10	Stubbornness - ignoring or refusing to consider alternative explanations/ rejecting disconfirming evidence.